Written answers

Tuesday, 27 November 2007

EU TreatiesQuestion 65: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made on preparing for a referendum here on the European Union Reform Treaty; if there will be a consultative process between the...

Immigration PolicyQuestion 66: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been party at European level to discussions amongst his fellow Ministers for Foreign Affairs on issues pertaining to immigration...

Defence Forces TrainingQuestion 67: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the type of pre-departure training and preparation the volunteers in the Rapid Response Corps have completed; and if he will make a statement...

Commemorative EventsQuestion 68: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he proposes to honour the work of C.J. Hambro with a statue or similar memorial befitting his important work on behalf of Ireland. [30892/07]

Common Foreign and Security PolicyQuestion 69: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent matters dealt with by the clearing house of COREPER in terms of foreign policy of the European Union. [30866/07]

Overseas Development AidQuestion 70: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the targets established in the multi annual programme scheme were reached; the audits that were carried out on these; and if he will make...

Human Rights IssuesQuestion 72: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide information on the recent claim by the National Commission on Human Rights in Kenya that police were to blame for the...

Foreign ConflictsQuestion 74: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the situation in Pakistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Official EngagementsQuestion 75: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the meetings he attended during his recent visit to the Western Balkans; the persons who attended these; and if he will make a statement on...

Human Rights IssuesQuestion 76: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that the right of return is being respected in relation to the Serb, Roma, Croat or Gorani communities to return to...

Overseas Development AidQuestion 77: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the research programme proposed for Irish Aid in the coming year; and if such a programme includes research on technology transfer, good...

Human Rights IssuesQuestion 78: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions that have been held within the European Council of Ministers with regard to a prisoner (details supplied) whose case has...

Middle East Peace ProcessQuestion 80: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government policy with respect to the Middle East conflict in Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29343/07]

Human Rights IssuesQuestion 81: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken or can take to raise concerns regarding the possible violation of North Korean peoples' fundamental human rights; and...

Decentralisation ProgrammeQuestion 82: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of senior and principal development specialists that have been decentralised to Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...

Diplomatic RepresentationQuestion 84: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the honorary consuls appointed to represent Ireland; and the way and when they can be contacted by persons seeking information. [30899/07]

Diplomatic RelationsQuestion 85: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans he has to foster relations between Ireland and Argentina; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29344/07]

Irish Communities AbroadQuestion 86: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken to strengthen links with people of Irish ancestry since 1 January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Overseas Development AidQuestion 88: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on a cultural policy component to Irish Aid strategy. [30891/07]

Foreign ConflictsQuestion 89: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the briefing provided by his Department on the issues affecting the region in preparation for the deployment of Irish troops to Chad. [30871/07]

International AgreementsQuestion 90: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the initiatives he has taken since 2004 to assist and encourage reform of the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the...

Overseas Development AidQuestion 91: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the response from Ireland to the damage to areas in southern Bangladesh from the recent cyclone, which it is claimed might result in over...

Nuclear Disarmament InitiativeQuestion 92: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the decisions reached at the most recent foreign affairs meeting of the European Union he attended with regard to the most recent assessment...

Common Foreign and Security PolicyQuestion 93: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his proposals for the improvement of accountability to parliaments of Member States of the European Union in relation to decision making on...

Human Rights IssuesQuestion 95: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions, under the rubric of constructive engagement, held between his Department and representatives of the Chinese Government in...

Overseas Development AidQuestion 96: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 23 October 2007 in relation to countries expected to fail to meet the Millennium Development...

Foreign ConflictsQuestion 98: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the threatened invasion of northern Iraq and the implications for the semi-autonomous region controlled by those aspiring to an...

Overseas Development AidQuestion 100: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the allocation or co-operation his Department has undertaken to achieve the Irish Congress of Trade Union's global solidarity project....

Overseas MissionsQuestion 101: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the mission abroad that was the most recent to be audited by the audit unit in his Department; the outcome of this audit; and if he will...

Foreign ConflictsQuestion 102: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in Darfur as it affects refugees, those displaced and those seeking the prospect of return. [30894/07]

Human Rights IssuesQuestion 103: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has received a recent communication from Amnesty International outlining a framework for the closure of Guantánamo Bay, the operation...

Humanitarian AssistanceQuestion 104: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts, in view of the large number of fatalities following the tragic floods in Tabasco State in Mexico, which have been made by the...

International AgreementsQuestion 107: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when Ireland proposes to ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption. [30900/07]

Foreign ConflictsQuestion 108: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress his Department has made, unilaterally and in cooperation with EU States, to supply transport and medical supplies to...

International AgreementsQuestion 109: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress being made in terms of the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by the G8; and his views of the progress, or lack...

Arms TradeQuestion 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures his Department will recommend to be made by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, by way of orders or regulations...

Foreign ConflictsQuestion 115: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current political situation in Darfur and Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29341/07]

Conflict ResolutionQuestion 117: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the composition of the Conflict Resolution Unit; when and the location where the Irish academic centre will be established; and if he will...

Overseas MissionsQuestion 118: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the EU mission to Chad; the reason for delays in the mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30949/07]

EU TreatiesQuestion 119: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding ongoing talks on an eventual entry into the European Union by Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Foreign ConflictsQuestion 121: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views that in view of this country's experience in the resolution of conflict in the island of Ireland, the Irish Government could...

Population EstimateQuestion 123: To ask the Taoiseach the number of total population and the aggregate number of households in each year since 2002; and his estimate for 2007 and 2008. [30501/07]

Departmental AgenciesQuestion 124: To ask the Taoiseach the number of new boards, agencies, bodies, commissions and offices which have been established in the past ten years and the number which have been abolished...

Departmental StaffQuestion 125: To ask the Taoiseach the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent employees; the number who were temporary staff;...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 126: To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class flights in tabular readable...

Departmental StaffQuestion 128: To ask the Taoiseach the ten largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30663/07]

Census of PopulationQuestion 131: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons aged under four years in County Carlow according to the recent census; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures according to the...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 132: To ask the Taoiseach the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular readable form. [31036/07]

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 133: To ask the Taoiseach the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form. [31051/07]

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 134: To ask the Taoiseach the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are kept updated; the cost of each site...

Departmental BodiesQuestion 135: To ask the Taoiseach the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument, for which he does not have official...

Health ExpenditureQuestion 136: To ask the Taoiseach his estimate from the household budget survey of the aggregate expenditure by families on doctors, prescribed medicine or over the counter medicines, hospital...

Census of PopulationQuestion 137: To ask the Taoiseach his latest estimate of the number of houses here distinguishing those which are owner occupied, occupied by tenants and vacant; and his estimate of the...

Departmental RecordsQuestion 138: To ask the Taoiseach the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31245/07]

Departmental CorrespondenceQuestion 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Civil Service Personnel Code, An Cód Pearsanra is made available for public inspection by his Department; if so, the format in...

Tax CodeQuestion 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tax paid on a litre of petrol selling for €1.22 to the public. [30595/07]

Departmental StaffQuestion 144: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent employees; the number...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class...

Departmental StaffQuestion 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the ten largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30658/07]

Tax CodeQuestion 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the capital gains tax roll-over for businesses which upgrade to a new premises was abolished; the reason for doing so; the amount...

Tax Clearance CertificatesQuestion 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare seeking a marital separation can not obtain a certificate from the Revenue...

Tax CodeQuestion 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost in 2008 of reducing the top rate of income tax by 1%. [30717/07]

Flood ReliefQuestion 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when a section of stream (details supplied) in County Limerick will be serviced. [30838/07]

Tax CodeQuestion 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tax treatment on the compensation paid to Greencore following the closure of the sugar industry here; and if he will make a...

Flood ReliefQuestion 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding a project (details supplied). [30999/07]

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular readable...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form. [31046/07]

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are kept...

Flood ReliefQuestion 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when works carried out by the Office of Public Works at a location (details supplied) in County Laois will be completed; and the...

Departmental BodiesQuestion 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument, for which...

Departmental OfficesQuestion 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to carry out improvements at offices (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Decentralisation ProgrammeQuestion 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount spent in 2006 and 2007 on leasing properties for Government Departments or State agencies which are not being used because...

Site AcquisitionsQuestion 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of green field sites the Office of Public Works identified in Skibbereen for a new community school; and the problems...

Tax CodeQuestion 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when it is expected to issue certificates containing tax credits, standard cut-off points and so on to taxpayers which will...

OPW ProjectsQuestion 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the heating system in the National Library will be replaced with an air conditioned system, similar to the effective system in...

Departmental OfficesQuestion 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the status of the former offices of the Department of Social and Family Affairs at Barrack Street, Dundalk; if there are plans to...

Data ProtectionQuestion 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31240/07]

Review Body on Higher RemunerationQuestion 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost per year of pay raises awarded to An Taoiseach, Ministers, Ministers of State and TDs over the past five years. [31343/07]

Psychological ServiceQuestion 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of clinical psychologists available to schools in County Kerry. [30520/07]

Homeless PersonsQuestion 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children under the age of 18 currently homeless in Dublin City; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30529/07]

Assisted Human ReproductionQuestion 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if experimentation on human embryos is a specific offence here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30703/07]

Vaccination ProgrammeQuestion 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 8,000 leaving certificate pupils and several hundred junior certificate pupils will be...

Services for People with DisabilitiesQuestion 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of introducing a disability payment of €40 per week for people with disabilities regardless of whether they are in work or...

Child Care ServicesQuestion 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the implementation of the recommendations of the November 2006 Joint Committee Report on Child Protection....

Pharmacy RegulationsQuestion 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the pharmacies dispute; and if she will work with them in resolving the matter and their concerns. [30509/07]

Health ServicesQuestion 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist on a query in relation to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [30510/07]

Cancer Treatment ServicesQuestion 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will name the 13 centres designated by Professor O'Higgins to be centres of excellence for cancer care; when that designation was...

Mobility AllowancesQuestion 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the mobility allowance is only payable to persons between the ages of 16 and 66; her views on making this allowance...

Nursing Homes SchemeQuestion 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when payment will be made under the long stay hospital scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [30536/07]

Health ServicesQuestion 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the domiciliary care allowance will be made payable to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick in view of the fact that a...

Medical CardsQuestion 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of discretionary medical cards distributed by the Health Service Executive per region, including eastern, midland, mid...

Cancer Treatment ServicesQuestion 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department or the Health Service Executive received a letter from a medical professional expressing concern about cancer services...

Cancer Screening ProgrammeQuestion 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of women screened by the BreastCheck mobile unit in County Roscommon since it opened in early 2007. [30587/07]

Hospital ExpenditureQuestion 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the in-house cleaning costs and contract cleaning service costs for each hospital in the State in tabular readable form. [30594/07]

Health ServicesQuestion 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average management costs for the Health Service Executive in cash terms and as a percentage of the HSE's budget to date in 2007....

Health Service StaffQuestion 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent to date on salaries by the Health Service Executive in 2007 with a breakdown in management, administrative staff,...

Departmental StaffQuestion 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in her Department; the number who were permanent employees; the number who...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent by her Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class...

Departmental StaffQuestion 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in her Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30660/07]

Health ServicesQuestion 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will add Huntington's Chorea to the list of long-term illnesses particularly as it used to be classified as Parkinson's disease...

Health Service StaffQuestion 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the community ophthalmologist employed elsewhere by the Health Service Executive will be sanctioned to take up their appointment to...

Health ServicesQuestion 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a long term illness book was taken off a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason they were not notified of this...

Nursing Homes Repayment SchemeQuestion 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of administering the nursing home repayment scheme (Donations) fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Health ServicesQuestion 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30747/07]

Community CareQuestion 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 17 October 2007. [30749/07]

Health Service StaffQuestion 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide this Deputy with an organisational structure for the Health Service Executive in Clare including role descriptions...

Immunisation ProgrammeQuestion 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a new drug (details supplied) which helps prevent meningitis and septicaemia; if there are plans for...

Services for People with DisabilitiesQuestion 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a wheelchair will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo as they are suffering great hardship with the...

Health ServicesQuestion 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the care facilities here for the treatment of teenage cancer; her plans to develop these facilities; and if she will make a statement on...

Child Care ServicesQuestion 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of staffing grant aid for a childcare centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; if she will commit...

Health ServicesQuestion 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a minimal dentist service available in the Cavan Monaghan region and a...

Hospital Waiting ListsQuestion 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo went on the waiting list to be called for an appointment; when exactly did they go on...

Community CareQuestion 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a place for residential living; and if she will make a statement...

Psychological ServiceQuestion 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford whose mother is waiting a long time for an appointment...

Community CareQuestion 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has been in residential care for a number of years...

General Practitioner Co-OperativesQuestion 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on progress towards the establishment of the much needed out of hours general practitioner service in Tallaght,...

National Drugs StrategyQuestion 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she asked the Health Research Board to establish a national drug related death index; and if she will make a statement on the...

Nursing Homes Repayment SchemeQuestion 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the nursing home refund due to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 can not be awarded to their family; and if she will...

Child Care ServicesQuestion 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to a letter (details supplied); if she will change the terms of the new subvention scheme for crèches to...

Nursing Homes Repayment SchemeQuestion 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when payment from the nursing home repayment fund will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [31006/07]

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 16 October 2007, the amount paid to each of the 41 firms in tabular form. [31012/07]

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the buildings occupied by her Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular readable...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of running her Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form. [31048/07]

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the websites that are run by her Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are kept updated;...

Health ServicesQuestion 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be accommodated in a public nursing home bed at St. Finbar's Hospital, Cork. [31073/07]

Departmental BodiesQuestion 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the organisations or authorities operating within her Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument, for which she...

Youth ServicesQuestion 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to ensure the provision of youth cafes in cities and towns that have a high number of young people; and if she...

Hospital AccommodationQuestion 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the annual cost of delivering into the hospital system the additional 3,000 hospital beds required. [31159/07]

Medical CardsQuestion 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has plans to increase the full medical card qualification threshold. [31160/07]

Cancer Screening ProgrammeQuestion 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount it would cost to extend the cervical cancer screening programme across the State in 2008. [31163/07]

Medical CardsQuestion 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated annual cost of increasing the number of years for which a person entering the labour market can keep their medical card...

Child Care ServicesQuestion 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been draw to the fact there are concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of...

Mental Health ServicesQuestion 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects that a new multi-disciplinary team for the child and adolescent mental health services in east Limerick will be...

Health LevyQuestion 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimate of health levy contributions in 2007 and in 2008; and the rates, thresholds and ceilings assumed in the pre-budget 2008...

Drugs Payment SchemeQuestion 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of patient payment provided for in the pre-budget 2008 outlook figures in the drug refund scheme; and if no change has been...

Hospital ChargesQuestion 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of charges provided for in the pre-budget 2008 outlook in respect of the charges for attending public hospitals as a public or...

National Treatment Purchase FundQuestion 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for different appointments or procedures after which a patient can have recourse to the National Treatment Purchase...

Nursing Home ChargesQuestion 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of charges provided for in the pre budget 2008 outlook, in respect of the charges in public nursing homes or contracted...

Hospital ServicesQuestion 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that acute orthopaedic services have been severely downgraded in the past 12 months in the...

Data ProtectionQuestion 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedures in place to protect personal data within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31242/07]

Child Care ServicesQuestion 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of...

Child SupportQuestion 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are facilities available through her Department or the Health Service Executive for children to obtain support mechanisms that...

Housing Aid for the ElderlyQuestion 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the housing aid for the elderly; and if she will make...

Child Care ServicesQuestion 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of...

Medical CardsQuestion 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a child (details supplied) in County Kildare suffering from dyspraxia is entitled to a medical card in their own right; the criteria...

Health ServicesQuestion 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the facilities available to children to access an occupational therapist service in the Kildare-west Wicklow areas of the Health Service...

Road NetworkQuestion 275: To ask the Minister for Transport the tertiary road grants to Limerick County Council for 2007. [30837/07]

Community DevelopmentQuestion 276: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of funding made available for local improvement schemes and community involvement schemes to Cork County Council in 2006 and 2007...

State AirportsQuestion 277: To ask the Minister for Transport when consultations will commence with the trade unions on the business plan for Shannon Airport as committed under the State Airports Bill 2004;...

Air ServicesQuestion 278: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 439 and 440 of 6 July 2007, if commitments of 400,000 transatlantic passengers received by himself will be...

Public TransportQuestion 279: To ask the Minister for Transport if the rebate on excise duty on fuel used in passenger transport services is to end; if the private transport sector has been advised; if...

Road SafetyQuestion 281: To ask the Minister for Transport when the report of the expert group on the reduction of blood alcohol concentration levels for drivers will be finalised and published; and if he...

Road NetworkQuestion 282: To ask the Minister for Transport the Government's commitment to the outer orbital route/Leinster orbital route, bearing in mind the identification of the Drogheda, Navan and Naas...

Public TransportQuestion 283: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of private bus operation licences granted in Dublin in each of the past five years; the routes served; the date on which the...

Departmental StaffQuestion 286: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent employees; the number who were...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 287: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class flights in...

Departmental StaffQuestion 289: To ask the Minister for Transport the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30664/07]

Road SafetyQuestion 292: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce regulations which would allow motor cyclists to use bus lanes; if he has assessed the evidence that this would lead to...

Road Traffic OffencesQuestion 294: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of penalty points incurred by motorists within the 30km zones, 80km zones and the 100km zones; the revenue collected by these fines;...

Air ServicesQuestion 296: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he has taken to date to restore connectivity between Shannon International Airport and London Heathrow; and if he will make a...

Road Traffic OffencesQuestion 298: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimated number of uninsured drivers on the road; the assessment he has made of the way this figure compares internationally; the steps he...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 299: To ask the Minister for Transport the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular readable form. [31037/07]

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 300: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form. [31052/07]

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 301: To ask the Minister for Transport the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are kept updated; the cost...

Public TransportQuestion 302: To ask the Minister for Transport when the Dublin Bus Swords service will be sanctioned to use the Dublin Port Tunnel; if this can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on...

Parking RegulationsQuestion 303: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 8 February 2007, the date that a photograph from Amsterdam showing partial parking on footpaths was...

Motor VehiclesQuestion 304: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles travelling on roads here. [31080/07]

Departmental BodiesQuestion 305: To ask the Minister for Transport the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument, for which he does not...

Data ProtectionQuestion 306: To ask the Minister for Transport the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31246/07]

Honorary AwardsQuestion 307: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of citizens broken down by reference to each quarter in the past 10 years, who have approached himself or the Government in...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 309: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has carried out an efficiency savings analysis with a view to cutting out unnecessary costs; and if he will make a...

Diplomatic RepresentationQuestion 310: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of the diplomatic representation of Qatar here; and if this has changed in recent years. [30541/07]

Departmental StaffQuestion 311: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent employees; the number who were...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 312: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class flights in...

Departmental StaffQuestion 314: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30659/07]

Northern Ireland IssuesQuestion 317: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 13 November 2007, if the person referred to has since been transferred; if there are concerns...

Passport ApplicationsQuestion 318: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the applications processed by his Department; the average waiting time to process each application; the steps he is taking to speed up the...

Common Foreign and Security PolicyQuestion 319: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent measures he has taken to develop Ireland's foreign policy in the context of the EU common foreign and security policy; and if he...

Departmental OfficesQuestion 320: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular readable form....

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 321: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form. [31047/07]

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 322: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are kept updated; the...

Departmental AgenciesQuestion 324: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument, for which he does...

Overseas Development AidQuestion 325: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which world aid promised to African countries has not been delivered; the proposed plan to address outstanding matters; and if...

EU MembershipQuestion 327: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which the Balkan States are in communication with the EU in the context of future membership; and if he will make a statement...

Foreign ConflictsQuestion 329: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in regard to discussions at EU level on the Cyprus issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31224/07]

World Trade NegotiationsQuestion 331: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed in the agricultural and industrial sectors at some of the recent EU developments...

Foreign ConflictsQuestion 332: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which the international community is capable of positively contributing to an improvement in the situation in Sudan; and if he...

Human Rights IssuesQuestion 335: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the ten African countries which currently have an unacceptable human rights record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31230/07]

Overseas Development AidQuestion 336: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that development aid from Ireland is directed to those for whom it was intended and that adequate safety measures are in...

Data ProtectionQuestion 337: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31241/07]

County Enterprise BoardsQuestion 338: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is grant assistance available for a person who is considering setting up a business (details supplied). [30712/07]

Work PermitsQuestion 339: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a decision will be made on an application for a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...

Departmental StaffQuestion 341: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent employees;...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 342: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first...

Departmental StaffQuestion 344: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30656/07]

Industrial DevelopmentQuestion 347: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he or his officials were first advised that a company (details supplied) had made a decision or were expected to make...

World Trade NegotiationsQuestion 348: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the SADC EPA region, in signing an interim goods-only free trade agreement has expressed that it wishes not to commit...

Industrial DevelopmentQuestion 350: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a verbal and implied written commitment cannot be given to a company (details supplied) in County Sligo in...

Work PermitsQuestion 351: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a 15 year old non-Irish national is not entitled to a work permit, even though their parents are legally...

European Council MeetingsQuestion 353: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will be attending the Council of Ministers' meeting on 5 December 2007 when the EU Agency Workers' Directive will be...

Competition LegislationQuestion 354: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the application of the competition legislation in the context of the dispute between the Health Service...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 355: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 356: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form....

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 357: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are...

Work PermitsQuestion 358: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has worked here with a valid work authorisation visa since 2003 must now...

Departmental AgenciesQuestion 359: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument,...

Data ProtectionQuestion 360: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Swimming Pool ProjectsQuestion 361: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the public swimming pool programme has been reinstated; if applications received in his Department are being dealt with at...

Departmental StaffQuestion 362: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent employees; the number...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 363: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class...

Departmental StaffQuestion 365: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the ten largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30651/07]

Sports Capital ProgrammeQuestion 368: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding funding to a club (details supplied) in County Dublin as this club urgently needs refurbishment; and if he...

Tourism IndustryQuestion 369: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether the removal of the refund of excise duty on fuel used in passenger transport services will cause hardship for...

Departmental AgenciesQuestion 370: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to previous parliamentary questions which were not completely answered, the budgets, members and staff of all the boards,...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 371: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 372: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form. [31039/07]

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 373: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are kept...

National Lottery FundingQuestion 374: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the closing date for local groups to apply for funding from the national lottery. [31081/07]

Departmental AgenciesQuestion 375: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument, for which...

Data ProtectionQuestion 376: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31233/07]

Social Welfare BenefitsQuestion 377: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money spent on social insurance and social assistance to date in 2007; the expected amount for the full year in...

Debt Management SystemQuestion 379: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the status of the roll-out of the new overpayments and debt management scheme; when he expects it to be operational across his...

Departmental StaffQuestion 380: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent employees; the...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 381: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class...

Departmental StaffQuestion 383: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the ten largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30662/07]

Social Welfare BenefitsQuestion 386: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will change the rule whereby a person who is either laid off work or who is out of work due to illness cannot get any...

Services for People with DisabilitiesQuestion 390: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of personal advocates recruited to date; the way this compares with the overall target; and when he expects this target...

Social Welfare AppealsQuestion 391: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will authorise the payment of a disability benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois. [30829/07]

Social Welfare BenefitsQuestion 392: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the proposed increases in maternity benefit will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30859/07]

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 400: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 401: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form. [31050/07]

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 402: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are kept...

Departmental AgenciesQuestion 403: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument, for...

Social InsuranceQuestion 404: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimate of social insurance contributions in 2007 and in 2008, distinguishing payments made by the employee, the employer and...

Data ProtectionQuestion 405: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31244/07]

Social Welfare BenefitsQuestion 406: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount spent on the rent allowance scheme in 2007; the projected cost for 2008; and the potential savings in rent allowance if...

Departmental StaffQuestion 407: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 408: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and...

Departmental StaffQuestion 410: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30653/07]

Irish LanguageQuestion 414: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the people of Dingle will be able to call their town Dingle again as per the wishes of the people as expressed...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 415: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 416: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable...

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 417: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the...

Departmental AgenciesQuestion 418: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory...

Ferry ServicesQuestion 419: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason the contract for the Sherkin Ferry which expired on 31 October 2007 was postponed for a year. [31171/07]

Drug Treatment ProgrammesQuestion 422: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount it would cost on an annual basis to implement the full recommendations of the report of the working group...

Data ProtectionQuestion 424: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...

Farm Retirement SchemeQuestion 425: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the early retirement scheme payment to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has now ceased after seven...

Grant PaymentsQuestion 426: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all farm support payments and grants are paid up to date; the extent to which the relevant inspections have been...

Decentralisation ProgrammeQuestion 427: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position of the decentralisation of her Department's office from Cork city to Fermoy; the progress on the recruitment of...

Departmental StaffQuestion 428: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in her Department; the number who were permanent employees; the...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 429: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount spent by her Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first...

Departmental StaffQuestion 431: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in her Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30650/07]

Ministerial AppointmentsQuestion 434: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position in relation to the appointment of a Minister of State for animal welfare; if this appointment will be made as a...

Rural Environment Protection SchemeQuestion 435: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers in County Mayo that participated in REP scheme three; the amount of money paid out to these applicants...

Grant PaymentsQuestion 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the problem processing the single farm payment for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when the...

Fisheries ProtectionQuestion 440: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are more fishery officers than fishermen working on Dingle harbour...

Salmon FarmingQuestion 441: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on whether salmon ranching is a viable alternative for the drift net fishermen who have been removed from the sea...

Sugar Beet IndustryQuestion 442: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of compensation awarded to Greencore following the closure of the sugar industry here; the tax treatment of same;...

Grant PaymentsQuestion 443: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when persons (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payment in view of the fact that...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 444: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the buildings occupied by her Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 445: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost of running her Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form....

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 446: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the websites that are run by her Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are...

Grant PaymentsQuestion 447: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when grants will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31087/07]

Departmental AgenciesQuestion 449: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the organisations or authorities operating within her Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument,...

Rural Environment Protection SchemeQuestion 452: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of funding provided by her Department in 2007 for the REP scheme; the amount of that funding drawn down; and if...

Departmental AgenciesQuestion 453: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff employed by An Bord Bia in promotional activity; the location of these staff; and if she will make a...

Data ProtectionQuestion 454: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the procedures in place to protect personal data within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Grant PaymentsQuestion 455: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has had communication from the EU Court of Auditors regarding the operation of the single farm payments...

School CuriculumQuestion 456: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when social personal and health education will be rolled out for senior cycle in all schools; and if she will make a statement on the...

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 458: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will grant permission for the resurfacing of a play area in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she will make a...

School TransportQuestion 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of an application for a bus pass for a student (details supplied) in County Kildare; if there is vacancies on the bus...

School CuriculumQuestion 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the proposals to prevent gaelscoileanna from operating an early immersion education model which has...

Ombudsman for ChildrenQuestion 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will investigate the possibility of establishing an ombudsman for students to address student issues specifically; and if she...

School CurriculumQuestion 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on amending the physical education curriculum to include more varied sporting activities such as a self defence programme...

Computerisation ProgrammeQuestion 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the level of funding provided to schools towards information technology; if she will acknowledge that many schools...

Teacher RecruitmentQuestion 465: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has read a report (details supplied); her opinion on the finding that the quality of teachers is the single most important...

Youth ServicesQuestion 466: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the links between recognised youth clubs and her Department; her views on whether school children could benefit from better...

School DisciplineQuestion 467: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether there are serious behaviour problems in many schools and that some teachers can be verbally intimidated and even...

Schools RefurbishmentQuestion 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in advancing the refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the action she will take to...

School EnrolmentsQuestion 469: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a report from the school inspector at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding the need to acquire...

Site AcquisitionsQuestion 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has acquired a one acre site at Littlepace, Dublin 15 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm the announcement of the Fingal county manager that a new primary school will be provided at Phibblestown adjacent...

Site AcquisitionsQuestion 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in the purchase of a site to accommodate a school (details supplied) in County Cork when she expects that the final...

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are site acquisition issues, access or other technical issues that are responsible for the delay in lodging a planning...

Physical Education FacilitiesQuestion 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the sports hall for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has been fully approved and sanctioned by her Department; when a...

Educational ProjectsQuestion 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements in place for teaching children in primary and post-primary school about safe browsing of content on the Internet; and...

Departmental StaffQuestion 478: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in her Department; the number who were permanent employees; the number...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount spent by her Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class...

Departmental StaffQuestion 481: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the ten largest bonus payments made to staff in her Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30655/07]

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the two new schools in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 13 will be built; the type of schools they will be; and if she will...

Schools RecognitionQuestion 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is considering a new Educate Together primary school for a town (details supplied) in County Cork; the...

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date in proposed building of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the...

Schools AmalgamationQuestion 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the amalgamation of two schools (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on...

Special Educational NeedsQuestion 489: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the options available to provide the most appropriate education from September 2008 for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin,...

School AccommodationQuestion 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is expected that a technical inspection will be carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Clare. [30752/07]

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if official Departmental approval has been given for the construction of a primary and post primary school on lands (details...

Higher Education GrantsQuestion 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are plans to incorporate mortgage payments into the assessment of student grants in view of the fact that many families are...

Teaching QualificationsQuestion 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason students from the Republic of Ireland who choose to study in Northern Ireland have to go through a long and arduous...

Special Educational NeedsQuestion 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will intervene in a case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal where the child has been deemed cured of ADHD and...

Outdoor Education CentresQuestion 496: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the policy regarding the use of outdoor facilities and outdoor centres and the success rate in terms of uptake; if there are plans to...

Higher Education GrantsQuestion 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to expedite the allocation of maintenance grants for students for the 2008/2009 academic year in view of the fact that a...

Education Welfare ServiceQuestion 498: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has plans to appoint another education welfare officer in County Donegal in view of the fact that the current and only EWO in...

Psychological ServiceQuestion 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of private psychological assessments that have been sanctioned by the National Educational Psychological Service since it...

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when her Department will complete the building of a new national school at Ballygarvan, County Cork; if her attention has been drawn...

School StaffingQuestion 501: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will examine the situation that arises in schools when the extra teacher is required on the role on 30 September but can not...

School TransportQuestion 502: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a school bus for persons (details supplied) in County Limerick. [30798/07]

School AccommodationQuestion 503: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress regarding the application by school authorities for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick for capital funding...

Psychological ServiceQuestion 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools covered by the National Educational Psychological Service on a county basis; and if she will make a...

Educational DisadvantageQuestion 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to provide extra funding to initiatives such as homework clubs which are providing invaluable help to persons with literacy...

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 507: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position and the timeframe regarding the funding of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she...

Special Educational NeedsQuestion 508: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has assigned a lower scale of home tuition grant reimbursement for tutors of pre-school aged children than...

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the application for an extension from a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if same will be...

Psychological ServiceQuestion 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement on a matter (details supplied). [30811/07]

Road SafetyQuestion 511: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in the interest of child safety, she will draw up and fund a scheme for the introduction of safe vehicular set down and pick up...

Psychological ServiceQuestion 512: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools where the National Educational Psychological Service has been withdrawn in recent weeks; if she will reverse...

Early Retirement ProvisionsQuestion 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and post-primary teachers who have applied to her Department before they have reached their retirement age in...

Water ChargesQuestion 514: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of a letter her Department received from South Dublin County Council in October 2006, advising her Department of the...

Computerisation ProgrammeQuestion 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that primary schools have received no new funding for information and communications...

School AccommodationQuestion 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary classrooms that have neither toilet nor sink facilities; the recommended size for a mainstream classroom; the...

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when construction will commence for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18 in view of the fact that tenders have been received and...

School StaffingQuestion 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of language support teachers in primary schools in County Roscommon in each of the past five years; the annual cost of...

Teaching QualificationsQuestion 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the role an inspector has in carrying out an assessment of a newly qualified primary teacher for their diploma; the measures that can...

School TransportQuestion 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school bus service applied for by the parents of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be made available. [30930/07]

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 526: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the overall funding given to school buildings in County Galway for 2005, 2006 and 2007 with a breakdown of the individual projects...

Physical Education FacilitiesQuestion 534: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools in the Dublin south central electoral area that have dedicated physical education halls, playing fields and...

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 535: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress on the extension to a school (details supplied) in County Dublin which is scheduled to expand to a 32 classroom primary...

Higher Education GrantsQuestion 536: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of higher education grant scheme applicants in 2007 with regard to each awarding body; the number of successful...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 537: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the buildings occupied by her Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular readable...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 538: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of running her Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form. [31043/07]

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 539: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the websites that are run by her Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are kept...

Departmental CorrespondenceQuestion 540: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will respond to a letter received from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the...

School EnrolmentsQuestion 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if enrolment policy at primary schools is a matter for each individual school or if is set out by her Department; if there are...

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 542: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will be building one or two primary schools on the site that is being acquired from Wexford County Council in...

Educational ProjectsQuestion 546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom; if her Department has pilot projects on this project; if her...

Departmental BodiesQuestion 547: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the organisations or authorities operating within her Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument, for which...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 548: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of increasing investment in information and communications technology provision in post primary schools to €130 per pupil....

Pupil-Teacher RatioQuestion 549: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the annual cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio to 15:1 in all primary schools. [31155/07]

Preschool ServicesQuestion 551: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the annual cost of introducing a universal pre-school session of three and a half hours per day, five days a week for all children in...

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 552: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason she has not sanctioned the construction of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18; if...

Languages ProgrammeQuestion 554: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria a school board of management must adhere to for their school to obtain a language class; if funding is available from...

Special Educational NeedsQuestion 555: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if grants are available through her Department for the provision of special needs equipment to assist a person (details supplied) in...

Schools Building ProjectsQuestion 557: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement on her Departments funding for a rebuilt primary school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 which was due to...

Data ProtectionQuestion 559: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the procedures in place to protect personal data within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31237/07]

Schools AmalgamationQuestion 560: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction funding for major capital works for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a...

Departmental StaffQuestion 561: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent employees; the number who were...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 562: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class flights in...

Departmental StaffQuestion 564: To ask the Minister for Defence the ten largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30654/07]

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 567: To ask the Minister for Defence if agreement has been reached between his Department and the trustees of the Maritime Museum, Dún Laoghaire, regarding the renting of the basement...

Overseas MissionsQuestion 568: To ask the Minister for Defence if the report on the proposed operation in Chad has been completed covering in particular the risk assessment and requirement in terms of force...

Pension ProvisionsQuestion 569: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 received a lower pension and smaller retirement gratuity than their colleagues; and if he will...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 570: To ask the Minister for Defence the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular readable form. [31027/07]

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 571: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form. [31042/07]

Department WebsitesQuestion 572: To ask the Minister for Defence the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are kept updated; the cost of...

Departmental BodiesQuestion 573: To ask the Minister for Defence the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument, for which he does not...

Data ProtectionQuestion 574: To ask the Minister for Defence the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31236/07]

Residency PermitsQuestion 575: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has applied for long term residency...

Refugee StatusQuestion 576: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who has lived here for 12 years and who seeks...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 577: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be issued with the appropriate licence or the mechanism available to...

Residency PermitsQuestion 578: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a...

Garda DeploymentQuestion 579: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ascertain from the Garda Commissioner if adequate numbers of Gardaí will be attached to Newcastle West Garda...

Criminal ConvictionsQuestion 580: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the situation that currently exists in relation to the holding of information on previous convictions of Irish citizens,...

Prison StaffQuestion 581: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of sick leave prison officers and other staff in each of the prisons took in each year since 1997 to date in...

Departmental StaffQuestion 582: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent employees;...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 583: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and...

Departmental StaffQuestion 585: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30661/07]

Citizenship ApplicationsQuestion 588: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when persons (details supplied) in County Waterford will receive their certificates of naturalisation. [30695/07]

Garda InvestigationsQuestion 590: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress of the cold case review of the Grangegorman murders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30715/07]

Garda DeploymentQuestion 591: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied with the Garda manning levels at Athenry, County Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the...

Citizenship ApplicationsQuestion 592: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on the application of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for citizenship which was lodged in May...

Residency PermitsQuestion 594: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a favourable decision can be granted in view of the background to a case on behalf of a person (details supplied) in...

Public Order OffencesQuestion 595: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of public order offences on a county or Garda division basis from 1996 to 2006 in tabular form; and if he will...

Closed Circuit Television SystemsQuestion 597: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in installing the agreed closed circuit television camera network in an area (details supplied)...

Maternity LeaveQuestion 598: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the latest social policy report from the Citizen's Information Board regarding Section...

Citizenship ApplicationsQuestion 599: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 to be processed. [30843/07]

Departmental SchemesQuestion 600: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects a decision to be reached with regard to matters his Department in appealing to the Supreme Court in...

Proposed LegislationQuestion 601: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has proposals to amend the Juries Act 1976; if so, if he will outline same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Departmental BodiesQuestion 602: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to previous parliamentary questions which were not completely answered, the budgets, members and staff of all the...

Garda OperationsQuestion 603: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the implementation of anti-social behaviour orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Residency PermitsQuestion 604: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for residency for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4; and if he will make a statement on...

Garda DeploymentQuestion 606: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals for the Louth/Meath Garda Division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30956/07]

Citizenship ApplicationsQuestion 607: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has applied for long term residency and...

Visa ApplicationsQuestion 608: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for a visitors visa for a person (details supplied). [30979/07]

Housing Management CompaniesQuestion 609: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the high level interdepartmental committee on multi-unit developments, which is chaired by his Department, will be...

Criminal ProsecutionsQuestion 610: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people or businesses that were prosecuted for selling alcohol to minors in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in...

Juvenile OffendersQuestion 611: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number and the proportion of inmates in youth offender institutions and prisons that were in Health Service Executive...

Drugs in PrisonsQuestion 612: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated number of people who have developed a drug addiction while in custody of the Irish Prison Services in the...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 613: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 614: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular readable form....

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 615: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are...

Housing Management CompaniesQuestion 616: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the interdepartmental committee set up in the wake of the Law Reform Commission's consultation paper...

Deportation OrdersQuestion 617: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is being deported; if he will review the case; and if he will make a...

Garda EquipmentQuestion 618: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take steps to ensure that a Garda patrol car is allocated to Ballynacargy Garda Station in County Westmeath; if...

Departmental AgenciesQuestion 619: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument,...

Residency PermitsQuestion 620: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for leave to remain in the State...

Parental LeaveQuestion 621: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of introducing payment in respect of parental leave where that payment would be paid at the same rate as maternity...

Data ProtectionQuestion 622: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Fire Tragedy InvestigationsQuestion 623: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will conduct an independent enquiry into events surrounding the recent fire tragedy in Bray; and if he...

Housing GrantsQuestion 624: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to change the procedure whereby annual capital grants are allocated to town councils with...

Recycling PolicyQuestion 625: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation which will oblige businesses that deliver large household items such as...

Grant SchemesQuestion 626: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent to date in 2007 by each local authority on the disabled persons grant and the emergency...

Representations ProtocolQuestion 627: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the protocol that exists for local authorities on receipt of representations from Members of the Oireachtas;...

Local Authority ProceduresQuestion 628: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will examine the feasibility of compelling local authorities to record incoming and outgoing phone...

Departmental StaffQuestion 629: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 630: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class...

Departmental StaffQuestion 632: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months....

Rail NetworkQuestion 635: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he was informed that the new station at Hansfield and the necessary upgrade of Clonsilla Station had not...

Fire SafetyQuestion 637: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to make regulations under Section 37 of the Fire Services Act 1981 to put the Code of...

Water PollutionQuestion 638: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the chairman of An Bord Pleanála in the board's annual...

Voluntary Housing SchemeQuestion 639: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will extend the scope of the voluntary housing scheme in order that approved organisations involved in...

Water and Sewerage SchemesQuestion 640: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the upgrading of the Kilmallock sewerage scheme, Kilmallock, County Limerick. [30779/07]

Water ChargesQuestion 643: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he will ensure fairness in view of the great concerns expressed by members of Wicklow County Council...

Electricity GenerationQuestion 644: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the World Health Organisation's view on health implications associated with the erection of 400Kv electricity...

Wildlife ProtectionQuestion 645: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the arrangements for dealing with the problem of wild deer in the countryside; and if he will make a...

Housing GrantsQuestion 647: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way capital is assessed in the means test for the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability;...

Mortgage SubsidiesQuestion 648: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities should be applying the increased income threshold for mortgage subsidies as set out in...

Planning IssuesQuestion 650: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the consultation paper on proposed planning exemptions for certain renewable energy...

Special Areas of ConservationQuestion 655: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will supply copies of all permissions issued to Galway County Council to carry out investigations on...

Environmental RegulationsQuestion 656: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 15 November 2007 as the reply given did not answer...

Greenhouse Gas EmissionsQuestion 657: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland from power generation, road transport, air travel, industry,...

Motor TaxationQuestion 658: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of vehicles on the roads estimated not to have road tax paid on them; the assessment he has made...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 659: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 660: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular...

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 661: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 662: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department's response to the proposed refurbishment of Markievicz House, Dublin 2 and the proposed...

Departmental BodiesQuestion 663: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or...

Local Authority HousingQuestion 664: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount it would cost to construct 12,000 social housing units in 2008. [31127/07]

Local Authority FundingQuestion 669: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of capital funding allocated by his Department to Cork County Council in the years 2006 and 2007...

Data ProtectionQuestion 670: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on...

Community Support SchemeQuestion 673: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm when the €10 million promised to help the communities most affected by the drift netting...

Fisheries ProtectionQuestion 675: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a legal challenge has been lodged in the High Court on 19...

Community Support SchemeQuestion 676: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action taken in relation to the €5 million promised to be put in place to provide 50% grant aid towards...

Departmental SchemesQuestion 677: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on extending the application deadline for the salmon hardship scheme. [30976/07]

Oil StocksQuestion 679: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Ireland's oil stocks obligations for 2007 under EU and IEA rules; and if Ireland is compliant with these...

Natural Gas MarketQuestion 680: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the full opening of the residential gas market happened on time in July 2007; the percentage of the...

Departmental StaffQuestion 681: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 682: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class...

Departmental StaffQuestion 684: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months....

Energy ConsumptionQuestion 687: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of the energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has...

Electricity InterconnectorQuestion 688: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made in preparing for the construction of a second electricity interconnector to Northern Ireland,...

Television Licence FeesQuestion 689: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount spent by his Department for campaigns to encourage people to purchase a television licence in 2004,...

Departmental PropertiesQuestion 690: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with...

Departmental ExpenditureQuestion 691: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of running his Department's press office in each of the first three quarters of 2007 in tabular...

Departmental WebsitesQuestion 692: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if...

Departmental BodiesQuestion 693: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory...

Home Improvement GrantsQuestion 694: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of increasing the number of homes dealt with under the Sustainable Energy Ireland warmer homes scheme...

Data ProtectionQuestion 695: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the procedures in place to protect personal data within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...

Energy ResourcesQuestion 696: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of Ireland's overall energy supply which is imported from the UK; and if, in the context of such...